Chris Columbus Quotes

United States, Film Maker
September 10, 1958

Chris Joseph Columbus is an American filmmaker. Columbus is known for directing films such as Home Alone (1990), Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001), and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), and for writing films such as Gremlins (1984) and The Goonies (1985).

Honestly, as a director, at least for me, if I start doing the same thing over and over again, I'm going to get bored really quickly.

Chris Columbus
- Bored
I can understand the validity of showing people the ugliness of the world, but I also think there is a place for movies to leave people with a sense of hope.

Chris Columbus
- People
- World
- Hope

Spider-Man initially made me want to come to New York and work for Marvel; I wanted to be a comic book artist.

Chris Columbus
- Work
- Book
My reason for getting into the film business was a Spider-Man comic called 'The Night Gwen Stacy Died' when I was a kid; it changed my life.

Chris Columbus
- Life
- Business
- Night